After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 296 The Person in the Dream

Shen Xu had a dream.

In my dream, a fierce wind howled, sweeping away the remaining clouds, thunder roared, and lightning ripped across the sky, deafeningly loud.

Thick, dark clouds rolled and surged like ink, pressing heavily down on the earth as if to devour the entire world.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, a suffocating atmosphere permeated the world, as if only endless slaughter and the eerie shadows brought by death remained.

Numerous cultivators, their faces contorted in pain, lay sprawled in pools of blood, their robes soaked through and swaying helplessly in the wind.

He stood blankly in the center of this mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, holding a long sword, every part of his body stained deep red with blood.

From afar, it resembles a vengeful ghost crawling out of the depths of hell, clad in a blood-red battle robe, exuding endless killing intent.

There was no sign of any other living person around him except himself.

He stared blankly at the layers of corpses piled up around him, his mind a complete blank. He had no idea what had happened.

But the longsword in his hand, still dripping blood, seemed to be silently reminding him of what had just happened.

In the sky, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, revealing a faint sliver of moonlight that shone on the blood-red battlefield, adding an eerie tranquility to this desolate place.

He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the moonlight.

A woman in a yellow dress stood quietly under the moonlight, her long, black hair fluttering in the wind, like a celestial being descended to earth.

That stunningly beautiful face was expressionless, her indifferent eyes as cold as a thousand-year-old glacier, casting an extremely cold gaze at him.

"You must learn to control your desire to kill." The woman's lips parted slightly, her voice cold and distant, as if it came from the deepest hell.

Before the woman could finish speaking, a massive, crimson tide swept in from afar, instantly engulfing him.

……

Shen Xu suddenly opened his eyes with a ferocious expression. A wave of excruciating pain washed over him, causing him to close his eyes in agony and clutch his head tightly.

Suddenly, a cool sensation entered his soul, and the pain that was almost tearing his soul apart was greatly relieved.

Shen Xu slowly opened his eyes and looked around, only to see a slender finger placed on his forehead.

"Xiao Yi, I'm sorry." Shen Xu closed his eyes again.

You said your sister's name ten times, but you never called me by my name once.

Shen Xu's heart skipped a beat. He felt the chill in his soul intensify, but the chill and pain in his soul were far less threatening than the coldness in Li Xiaoyi's tone.

But it is precisely at times like these that one must remain calm. His life is now entirely in Li Xiaoyi's hands, and a moment's carelessness could lead to the same fate as in his previous life.

But how could he possibly argue that he had only dreamt of a witch? His death was imminent.

But how could he possibly call out the witch's name? And what he dreamed of wasn't a pleasant memory.

"Impossible! I only met her by chance, we've barely seen each other a few times, how could I possibly call her by her name!" Shen Xu gave a bitter smile.

"Really?" The fingers Li Xiaoyi placed on his forehead began to emit a faint blue light.

“She swindled most of my family fortune and almost killed me. I hate her so much,” Shen Xu replied immediately.

"She almost killed you? What happened?" Li Xiaoyi asked in confusion.

"My head hurts a lot right now. Could you help me up first, and we can talk about it when I feel better?" Shen Xu gave Li Xiaoyi a pale smile.

Li Xiaoyi ignored his words and instead grabbed his hand, sending a wisp of her vital energy into his body.

"Xiao Yi, your hands are still so cold." Shen Xu smiled as he looked at Li Xiao Yi's furrowed brows. He had passed the test this time.

However, he was still puzzled as to why he called out the witch's name, since one should call out the witch's name even when talking in one's sleep.

"You'll get used to it!" Li Xiaoyi helped him sit down slowly along a mountain wall.

"Brother Xu, are you alright?" He Yu walked over from the side and asked with a worried look.

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly healthy!" Shen Xu reached out and ruffled He Yu's hair.

Actually, he was in a very bad state. That gaze had poured too many mixed thoughts into his soul. He knew that the fact that he could still speak was thanks to the emptiness in his soul.

Although that void wasn't a good thing either, every time it expanded, it weakened his soul a little more.

But without that void, he would have died countless times already.

He closed his eyes and began to examine the state of his soul. As he expected, the void had expanded considerably, and wisps of cyan energy slowly seeped out from it, seemingly repairing the damage to his soul.

He never imagined that he could turn this void into this state in less than two years. If things continue to develop at this pace, he will eventually die by his own hand.

With a thought, he reached out to explore the water.

This time, however, his water intent could only control the water vapor within a radius of less than ten meters. Any further and his soul began to feel a series of stinging pains, forcing him to quickly give up the attempt.

"Damn it, in this state of soul, I probably can't even use the Sixfold Wave, but of all times it has to be at this moment."

The image of the blood-red behemoth and those terrifying chains of blood energy resurfaced in Shen Xu's mind.

"Xiao Yi, how long have I been unconscious? And where am I?"

Shen Xu looked at the cave in front of him with some confusion. There were no mountains where he had fainted.

"It should take about three days. This should be the real blood battlefield."

"Xiao Yi, did you carry me here?" Shen Xu asked, somewhat shocked.

“I was afraid that if I stayed in one place, I would be attacked by the Seven Kingdoms a second time, so I started the shuttle again and flew at low altitude. When I got to this vicinity, the shuttle was destroyed, so you have to compensate me with a new shuttle,” Li Xiaoyi said coldly.

"Um... how much?" Shen Xu asked hesitantly.

"Two hundred thousand Nourishing Essence Pills," Li Xiaoyi said casually, as if two hundred thousand were just an insignificant number in her eyes.

"This?" Shen Xu's face immediately showed shock.

He had expected the shuttle to be ridiculously expensive, but he never imagined it would be this outrageous. It was true that learning a skill was the right thing to do when you're away from home.

Alchemists can print money, but weapon refiners are robbing people!

"Um... is there any other way to get compensation?"

"Sell yourself to pay off your debts!" ​​Li Xiaoyi looked at his face with a cold gaze.

"Am I that valuable? How exactly do you plan to sell me?" Shen Xu asked curiously.

Li Xiaoyi was stunned by Shen Xu's answer. She had just said it casually and never expected to receive such a response from Shen Xu.

After thinking for a moment, she said seriously, "You only like me!"

Shen Xu immediately wanted to slap himself. "Why did you ask such a stupid question! No matter how you answer it, it's a death sentence!"

"I'd better pay it back!" Shen Xu replied softly.

A cold smile immediately appeared on Li Xiaoyi's face. "Then it has become 444,444 Nourishing Essence Pills."

With each number Li Xiaoyi uttered, her icy face drew closer to his, while behind him was a stone wall. With nowhere to retreat, he had no choice but to turn his head away helplessly.

By the time Li Xiaoyi finished speaking, their faces were almost touching. He could even feel the ticklish sensation of Li Xiaoyi's slightly rapid breaths gently hitting his face.

"Next time you dream, you're only allowed to call my name," Li Xiaoyi whispered in his ear, then gracefully stood up and walked out of the cave.

Before Shen Xu could react to what had just happened, he turned around and saw He Yu covering his eyes tightly, though the gaps between the child's fingers were a bit too large.